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cailleach

nun

NounFeminineB2/kəˈlʲax/

"cailleach" means "nun" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /kəˈlʲax/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chailleach, Urú → gcailleach.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "cailleach" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcailleach
Séimhiúchailleach
Urúgcailleach

Further reading

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